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THE CP GROUP GUIDANCE THOUGHTS

February 02, 2007

Ps2:12 - "How blessed are all who take refuge in Him."... Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to always try just one more time.- Thomas

Edison

February 16, 2007

Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation... - Jack Nicklaus

February 19, 2007

Jer 29:11-13 "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes..."

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"The Lord is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made. The Lord upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food at the proper time. You open Your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing."...-Psalm145:13b-16...

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"The Lord is righteous in all His ways and loving toward all He has made. The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them. The Lord watches over all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy. My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature praise Him for ever and ever."...-Psalm145:13-21...

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For those who have not refused His grace and mercy, inheriting the universe is to be a grand ongoing forever adventure. --Lambert Dolphin, Christian physicist…………John4:35 "Do you not say `Four months more and then the harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. Even now the reaper draws his wages, even now he harvests the crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together."

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Empowering people takes a personal investment. It requires energy and time. But it's worth the price. If you do it right, you will have the privilege of seeing someone move up to a higher level. And when you empower others, you create power in your organization...-Maxwell, Leadership PromisesActs9:27 "Barnabas took Paul and brought him to the apostles. And

he declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had spoken to Him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus."

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I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers." Helen KellerEphesians4:7 "Unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ."

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"I will mention the loving kindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us.- He brought me up . . . out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.- The Son of God . . . loved me, and gave Himself for me.- Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.- Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory."...-Isa63:7.- Psa40:2.- Ga12:20.- 2Corl :22.- Eph1:14...

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A deeply spiritual man, Gary Player walks up the 18th green for the last time at The 2009 Masters in Augusta to a record crowd honoring him with the traditional standing ovation. Then suddenly, just before he steps up into the fringe, he pauses and kneels clasping the palms of his hands in a deep momentary prayer. The last of the Big3 globetrotters Nicklaus-Palmer-Player, who brought so much inspiration and development to the growth of the game internationally, took his final bow before the Wonderful World of Golf...-ESPN The MastersTim4:18b "To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen."

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Many workers have gone out with high courage and fine impulses, but with no intimate fellowship with Jesus Christ, and before long they are crushed. They do not know what to do with the burden, it produces weariness, and people say--'What an embittered end to such a beginning'. What To Do Under The Conditions?..-Chambers, My UtmostPsalm55:22a "Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you..."

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Yes, there are times when peace is not a possibility. However, you can still deal with issues in such a way that your blood pressure doesn't go off the charts. Learn to walk away from anger and let God deal with the person who angers you. It's the key to enjoying life more...-Sala, Refuge And Strength Rom12:18 "If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone."

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"Ye were sometime darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light.- We are not of the night, nor of darkness.- The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.- The Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory."...-Eph5:8.- lThess5:5.- Isa60:19...

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"Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases.- He restoreth thy soul.- 0 Lord I will praise Thee: though Thou wast angry with me, Thine anger is turned away, and Thou comfortedst me.- Hold Thou me up and I shall be safe."...- Psal03:2,3. -Psa23:3.-Isal2:1.-Psa119:117...

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If you've been living like a condemned prisoner, struggling with guilt or doubts about your self-worth, it's time to understand that God has set you free. You've got a new life, one that produces love, joy, peace and spiritual blessing. Live it and rejoice in it!..-Sala, Refuge And Strength Rom8:l "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."

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When he struck that blow, he did the one thing that would bring that gem to its most perfect state, radiance, and jeweled splendor. Only the skilled eye of the expert stonecutter could have seen the beauty of two diamonds hidden in the rough, uncut stone as it came from the mine. In the same way, God let's a stinging blow fall on your life, for you are the most precious jewel in the world to Him...-Cowman-Reimann, Streams Job12:9 "The hand of the Lord has done

this."

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My dad has always taught me these words: care and share. The only thing I can do is try to give back...-Tiger Woodsl Cor6:20 "Glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."

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There are times when it appears that the real winner is the liar, the cheat, the scoundrel. To forgive isn't saying, `What you did is ok'. It is declaring, `I put the wrong you have done to me in God's hands. He can deal with you. I'm getting on with my life'...-Sala, Refuge And Strength Psa9l:8 "You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked."

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The meaning of earthly existing lies, not as we have grown used to thinking, in prospering, but in the development of the soul...-Alexander Solzehenitsyn, Nobel Prize Winning Author Prov11:4 "A thick bankroll is no help when life falls apart, but a principled life can stand up to the worst."

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"Verily, verily, I say unto you, I Am the door of the sheep.- I Am the door: by Me if any man enter in, He shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.- No man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.- He is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them.- Everlasting consolation."... John10:7,9.-Johnl4:6.- Heb7:25.- 2Thess2:16...

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Unbelief laughs at God. God laughs at unbelief. Failure by Sight, Success by Faith. Faith finds its strength in the awesome power of God...-Vince BurkeJer32.17 "Ah Lord God! Behold, Thou hast made the heaven and the earth by Thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for Thee."

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How a leader deals with the circumstances of life tells you a lot about their character. Character is more than talk. Talent is a gift, but character is a choice. Character brings lasting success with people. Leaders cannot rise above the limitations of their character...-Maxwell, Leadership PromiseslJohn5:14 "For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith."

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"The Lord giveth wisdom: out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.- Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.- If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.- God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise. That no flesh should glory in His presence."...-Prov2:6.-Prov3:5.-Jamesl:5.-1Cor1:25.-1Cor1:27,29...

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"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.- Emmanuel, God with us.- Thou shalt call His name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins.- Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?"...-Psa23 :4.-Mat1:23.-Mat1:21.-Rom8:35...

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God is not merely able but abundanly able, bountifully and generously able, with an infinite surplus of resources, and eternally able to do what He had promised. El Shaddai--our Almighty God...-A.B.SimpsonEph3:20 "Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen..."

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"Who art Thou, Lord? I am Jesus.- It is I; be not afraid.- When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, . . . thy Saviour."...-Acts26:15.-Matl4:27.-Isaiah43:2,3...

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Become a shining light of genuine fairness, mercy, and kindness to the world. It can start with you. It must start with you. Who else will do it?..-Seybert, LeadersZechariah7:9-10 "Judge fairly, and show mercy and kindness to one another. Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and the poor. And do not scheme against each other."

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Drive thy business, let not that drive thee...-Benjamin Franklin1Johnl :3 "Our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ."

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The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism...-Norman Vincent Peale Prov11:22 "Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion."

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The free market is in accordance with the golden rule. We advance ourselves as we help others. The more we help others, the more we receive in return...-Percy Greaves Jr2Corl3:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen."

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Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can do...-Lin YutangEphesians2:14 "For He Himself [Christ] is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the bather, the dividing wall of hostility."

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"Fear not for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine.- I, even I, Am the Lord; and beside Me there is no saviour.- They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: for the redemption of their soul is precious.-Great is Thy mercy toward me: and Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell."...-Isa43:1,11.-Psa49:6-8.- Psa86:13...

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"The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them.- The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.- The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.- So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.- For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God? It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.- By the grace of God I am what I am."...-Psa34:7,17.-Deut33:27.-Heb13:6.-Psal 8:31,32.-1 Cor5:10...

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